France: Lights out at Eiffel Tower for climate risk
By | Published: January 31, 2007
Reuters: The Eiffel Tower is to turn its famous night-time illuminations off for five minutes on Thursday to help draw attention to energy consumption and the environment on the eve of the release of a U.N. report on climate change. The 336 projectors that light up the tower at night will be switched off between 7:55 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. (6:55 p.m.-7 p.m. British time), a spokeswoman for SETE, the company that operates the 19th century metal tower in central Paris said. The Eiffel Tower’s …
France: Lights out at Eiffel Tower for climate risk
Reuters: The Eiffel Tower is to turn its famous night-time illuminations off for five minutes on Thursday to help draw attention to energy consumption and the environment on the eve of the release of a U.N. report on climate change. The 336 projectors that light up the tower at night will be switched off between 7:55 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. (6:55 p.m.-7 p.m. British time), a spokeswoman for SETE, the company that operates the 19th century metal tower in central Paris said. The Eiffel Tower’s …
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